..The relationships among the different eating disorders that exist in the community are poorly understood, especially for residual disorders in which bingeing or purging occurs in the absence of other behaviors...

Undue influence of weight and shape: is it distinct from body dissatisfaction and concern about weight and shape?

..In light of recent research indicating the clinical significance of eating disorder not otherwise specified-purging only (EDNOS-P), differences between women with lifetime bulimia nervosa purging subtype (BN-P) and EDNOS-P were examined...

A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic twin women with lifetime anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or major depression

..To answer two questions about the nature of the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and dimensional temperament traits: Which traits are comorbid with AN? Which traits share transmitted liabilities with AN?..

..In common with BMI, heritability is important in influencing the estimation of current body size. Selection of desired body size for both men and women is more strongly influenced by environmental factors...

Investigation of quality of the parental relationship as a risk factor for subclinical bulimia nervosa

..Few studies exist that examine risk factors for the overvalued ideas about the personal implications of body shape and weight that are viewed as the central cognitive substrate of eating disorders...

A preliminary controlled evaluation of a school-based media literacy program and self-esteem program for reducing eating disorder risk factors

..The examination of opposite-sex and same-sex dizygotic twins allows us to explore the sex-specific comorbidity of psychiatric disorders. To date, this question has not been explored in eating disorders...

The impact of breast cancer on the lives of middle-aged women: results from the Australian longitudinal study of women's health

..Some support was found for established risk factors of disordered eating risk, while the multivariate analyses highlight the importance of developing conceptualizations of eating disorder etiology beyond the individual level...

A case series evaluation of guided self-help for bulimia nervosa using a cognitive manual

..This study prospectively investigated the relationship between life-events, perceived stress, and quality of life (QOL) following breast cancer diagnosis, using the bio-behavioural model of cancer stress as a framework...

Application of a chronic illness model as a means of understanding pre-operative psychological adjustment in coronary artery bypass graft patients